Former Gamecock Matthew NeSmith began his run at the U.S. Open today, marking his second appearance in the tournament.
Director of Athletics Graham Neff named Erik Bakich as Clemson’s 28th head baseball coach on June 16, 2022. The Clemson University Board of Trustees Compensation Committee approved the measure.
Seven other Gamecocks also earned spots on Phil Steele’s preseason All-SEC teams.
Petty played for the Gamecocks from 1998-2002, leading the team to Outback Bowl wins over Ohio State in 2001 and 2002 as the starting quarterback.
The second Clemson transfer in as many weeks has chosen to swap out the orange and purple for the garnet and black next season.
He finished with a 324-216 record in his 10 seasons at Michigan.
The Fireflies continue their series with the Carolina Mudcats tomorrow at 12:05 pm at Segra Park. RHP Ben Kudrna (0-2, 0.66 ERA) gets the nod for the Fireflies and the Mudcats counter with RHP Israel Puello (3-6, 6.53 ERA).
He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play baseball on scholarship at Clemson University this fall, but is projected as an early-round selection in July’s Major League Baseball draft.
It will be the first of the team’s 25 fall practices leading up to its week one showdown against Georgia State at Williams-Brice Stadium on Sept. 4.
Columbia worked some late inning magic behind the bat of Carter Jensen to upend the GreenJackets 5-4 in the series finale at Segra Park Sunday night.
